JP2007110715A - 高精度測距に関するハイブリッド型高周波ネットワーク - Google Patents
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【解決手段】無線ネットワークは二つ以上のノード(300)を含むことができる。各ノードは、超広帯域(UWB)測距技術を使ってノード間のレンジを決定するよう構成されたUWBトランシーバ(304)を有している。各ノード(300)はさらに、狭帯域無線プロトコルを使って各ノード(300)間でデータを通信するための狭帯域トランシーバ(302)を有している。
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304 UWBトランシーバ
306 ノード・コントローラ
308 高周波フィルタ
310 送受信切り換えスイッチ
312 高周波トランシーバ
314 ベースバンド・プロセッサ
318 UWB高周波トランシーバ
320 UWBベースバンド・プロセッサ
402 UWB技術を使ってノード間のレンジを決定
404 狭帯域の無線LANトランシーバにレンジ・データを通信
406 狭帯域ネットワークを通じてレンジ・データを伝搬
408 狭帯域ネットワークを通じてコマンドおよび制御データを伝搬
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- 超広帯域(UWB)測距技術を使って複数ノード間の少なくとも一つのレンジを決定し、
狭帯域高周波伝送を使って前記複数ノード間で通信する物理層を含む無線LANを使って前記複数ノードのそれぞれの間でデータを通信する、
ことを含むことを特徴とする、無線ネットワークを動作させる方法。 - 前記複数ノードにそれぞれ付随する複数のUWBトランシーバを、前記超広帯域測距技術を実行するためだけに使うことをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項1記載の方法。
- 前記狭帯域高周波伝送を、データを通信する前記ステップだけのために使うことをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項2記載の方法。
- 前記狭帯域高周波伝送を、コマンドおよび制御の通信のために使うことをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項3記載の方法。
- 前記UWB測距技術を、到着時刻(TOA)測距、一方向測距(OWR)、二方向測距(TWR)、到着時間差(TDOA)および受信信号強度指標(RSSI)からなる群から選択することをさらに含むことを特徴とする、請求項1記載の方法。
- 複数のノードを有する無線ネットワークであって、各ノードが:
(a)少なくとも一つの超広帯域(UWB)測距技術を使って前記複数ノードの間の少なくとも一つのレンジを決定するよう構成されたUWBトランシーバと、(b)狭帯域高周波伝送を使って前記ノード間で通信する物理層を含む無線LANの一部である、前記複数ノードのそれぞれの間でデータを通信する狭帯域高周波トランシーバとを有することを特徴とする無線ネットワーク。 - 前記複数のUWBトランシーバが前記超広帯域測距技術だけを実行することを特徴とする、請求項6記載の無線ネットワーク。
- 前記複数の狭帯域高周波トランシーバが前記複数のノードの間でデータを通信することだけを行うことを特徴とする、請求項7記載の無線ネットワーク。
- 請求項8記載の無線ネットワークであって、前記複数の狭帯域高周波トランシーバがさらにコマンドおよび制御データを通信することを特徴とする、請求項8記載の無線ネットワーク。
- 前記少なくとも一つのUWB測距技術が、到着時刻(TOA)測距、一方向測距(OWR)、二方向測距(TWR)、到着時間差(TDOA)および受信信号強度指標(RSSI)からなる群から選択されることを特徴とする、請求項6記載の無線ネットワーク。
- 前記無線LANが、IEEE-802.11規格およびIEEE802.15規格からなる群から選択されるネットワークプロトコルに基づいていることを特徴とする、請求項6記載の無線ネットワーク。
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